Chapter Ninety-Nine: Turning the Face
In the same scene as just now, a black pillar rose into the sky. It's not fire, it's not matter, it's pure energy. As if the baptism of holy light, the black energy from the sky directly pierced the ice block, and then swallowed the entire ice, and the black pillar of light became even larger, and a figure was vaguely seen inside.
The arrival of the black pillar of light directly blew a strong gust of wind, and everything was moved, whether it was the trees that survived the catastrophe or the torrential rain that was still falling from the sky.
Gilgamesh couldn't help but press his hair with one hand and the hem of his skirt with the other. There was a faint sense of foreboding in her heart, but the huge wind pressure pressed her in place and could not move.
Looking back at Xie Xie, he found that Xie Xie was just looking at this scene with deep eyes, and the almighty protective shield completely blocked the wind pressure, but he didn't mean to do it at all. She tried to scream, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the wind pressure filled her with air and forced her to shut up.
Damn, what is it this time.
Gilgamesh's whole body was already drenched in the rain, and the white dress, which was not too thick, stuck to her skin, making her very uncomfortable. But thanks to this, she could barely project a large sword with one free hand, stabbing it fiercely into the ground behind her, leaning on the wide blade of the sword with her back to fix herself here.
The black pillar of light soaked the sky, and the sky, which had become a little dark due to the heavy rain, went black, and even the sky of the entire Fuyuki City fell into pitch black, and for a moment it seemed like the end of the world had come.
Xie Xie tried a little and found that Panel-kun was still there, so he asked, "Panel-kun, where are they now?" ”
Panel Jun has always been the one who knows Xie Xie best, and replied without hesitation: "I didn't encounter it, but because of the darkness, they chose to ambush." The darkness will still maintain a normal mode of thinking, so the way up the mountain must be from the mountain road. ”
Panel Jun never asked Xie Xie how he knew what it didn't know, Xie Xie thought that this was the case, so it would follow his heart, and the name of the evil face was changed to "pitch black".
Xie Xie didn't care much, just nodded and pursed his lips.
It occurred to me that if another pitch black came up from the bottom of the mountain, and there was still a creature similar to pitch black here, it seemed like he was going to be outflanked. It turns out that even the lowest level of pitch black still looks a bit of IQ, although it doesn't have any soft use.
The black pillar of light came and went as fast as it came, and it didn't shoot out endlessly like the pillar of fire at the beginning.
The wind pressure gradually faded, and the black pillars of light also turned into specks and disappeared into the sky, but the sky was still pitch black, as if it was a sign of something.
Click......
Something moved, and there was a sound of metal grinding in the ruins of the ancient temple.
It's armor, and only people wearing full-body armor have this sound when they move.
Gilgamesh, who was closest to him, immediately reacted, and quietly retreated behind the sword, which was almost the size of a door, to observe the situation. Because of the wind pressure just now, the square has been emptied, and there is nothing left but the floor. But the thick smoke and dust still blocked the figure coming from the darkness, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly, only seeing that he was wearing a set of pitch-black armor, and the pitch black on his body seemed to swallow up all the light, and the black deeper than the gray of the smoke and dust made it clear at a glance. In the black, there is also a faint red light.
Watching the figure gradually emerge from the smoke and dust, Gilgamesh's eyes widened, as if he had seen something incredible.
Is that...... Artoria.
However, it is not her usual her. It's easy to see the immaturity that belongs to the students in her usual words, and there is always an atmosphere that makes people feel friendly. However, the person in front of him did not feel that feeling at all, only cold as steel.
He wears a pair of jet-black armor with red lines like tree bark. Artoria was encased in the entire armor, with no skin exposed except from the neck up, and the armor protruded three layers of menacing. But when she came out of the smoke completely, it was different. For some reason, the place that should have been a leg armor was only covered with a layer of skirt armor, and the rest of the part was all a wide lotus leaf skirt, fluttering gently as you walked. The whole set of armor is integrated, and there is a strange beauty in the flashing red lines.
However, the weirdest thing is Artoria herself.
The dull hair on his head was still there, but the short blonde hair, which was not too long, had become a small ponytail, tied with a black hairband hanging behind him, and his green eyes had become golden, shining with a chilling light. The already white cheeks became whiter against the black and red, and the sides were intertwined with black lines.
With her free hands, she walked up to the stunned Gilgamesh and looked down at Gilgamesh, who was half-kneeling on the ground. Silence.
Gilgamesh opened his mouth slightly, trying to say something, but found that his mouth was dry and could not say anything, and could only open and close like a goldfish, which looked a little funny.
There was not a trace of expression on Artoria's face, as if her face had been frozen. This is not the same as her usual expression, Artoria is usually just a little stunned, so her expression has not changed much, but now, there is no change in the slightest.
"Xiaomei."
As she said this, she half-knelt in front of Gilgamesh and stretched out her hand to hold something, but suddenly she saw her hand and couldn't help but let it go. Her armor was different from ordinary armor, and even in the place of hand armor, there were sharp weapons that could kill her. This made her retreat.
"Why ......"
If it was a normal day, Gilgamesh would definitely blow up when she heard this, but she could only look at Artoria with a hint of incredulity, and her voice trembled a little.
"Why! Tell me! Artoria! She roared hoarsely.
"I did. It's like the rest of your life. Artoria said, standing up with a blank face, "It allowed me to do what I wanted to do, and I have to do it now." ”
"What did you do?" Gilgamesh asked in a deep voice, his expression looking a little hideous.
"Make a wish to the Holy Grail so that I can no longer regret that day." Artoria's expression didn't change in the slightest, as calm as if she were saying "what's for dinner".
"You shouldn't have done that."
"I've done it and I won't regret it. Because, I can't regret it. ”
Artoria clenched her fists in front of her chest, closing her eyes slightly and looking at the ground.
Gilgamesh's face darkened completely, and he pulled Artoria by the collar and pulled her in front of him. Looking at the bright red eyes reflected in the gold, the gold made her almost unable to open her eyes, but she still stared at those golden eyes.
No. Nothing.
Including feelings, focus, beliefs, nothing. All those eyes were supposed to be gone. The clarity she once loved was gone.
When she looked at those eyes, they didn't move in the slightest, and they didn't focus. In other words, Artoria didn't see her at all. Although she didn't know how Artoria saw things, she clearly didn't use her eyes.
"At the price, it took away my eyesight. Although I can still feel the outside world through intuition and magic, I can't see any color anymore. Artoria explained indifferently, as if the person she was talking about was not herself.
"No one hates you, and no one regrets it, why did you do it."
"I hate myself for being like this, and I regret what I did. So I don't want to stay here anymore. It's right, I never did it for you, just to satisfy the emptiness in my heart. So, there's no reason for you to stop me anymore, Xiaomei. ”
With that, Artoria gently patted Gilgamesh's hand and walked across Gilgamesh towards the mountain path.
"Stop!" Enraged, Gilgamesh drew his greatsword from the door panel on the ground and slapped it at Artoria.
"Enough is enough, at least...... Let me atone for my sins, Mei. ”
Artoria reached out to slash Gilgamesh's attack, and her body didn't even shake, but Gilgamesh was shocked by the shock and took two steps back. It was then that Gilgamesh noticed that the Holy Grail was missing.
"It's useless, you can't beat me. The power of the Holy Grail has been integrated into me, and now I am able to control more magic than you can imagine. I don't know how to use magic, but I can use this magic to condense entities. You know what I mean. ”
Artoria stretched out her hand, the air trembled slightly, a red light flashed, and a huge long sword quietly appeared in Artoria's hand, red lines on a black background, and it seemed that it was matched with the armor on her body.
"Ah, I know. This magic trick ...... Even we studied together. The highest treasures of the Pantheragon, the Black Armor and the Sword of Contract Victory, I don't think you still remember. Gilgamesh took a deep breath.
Projection magic is omnipotent, but the objects projected are also classified, and the amount of magic consumed is also very different. Because of her, Artoria didn't inherit her family's magic mark, and she couldn't use this level of magic at all, so Artoria hadn't used magic herself for a long time. But the only thing she could remember was how to use it. Because of this magic trick...... She taught Artoria with her own hands, and this is the only magic that Artoria knows now.
It was just something they had vaguely talked about when they were both young, and she hadn't thought Artoria would remember it. But, apparently, she was wrong. If you don't memorize everything, you will never be able to project a treasure of this level.
It's not that she can't project a treasure of this level, but ...... The lack of magic power is the biggest problem. To project two almost S-class treasures at the same time, the magic power is definitely not something that Gilgamesh can have now, even one is impossible.
The one in her hand wasn't even a treasure, just a sword with a golden shell. She must have seen and understood before she can project the real thing, otherwise it will never be possible. It's just that the treasures she has seen are ...... Not much, really.
At least none of them would have put her up against Artoria now.
But, she did it anyway
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